Museum
Busan Modern & Contemporary History Museum
부산근현대역사관
About this place
The area around Jung-gu, Busan, where the Gukje Market, the Bosu Book Alley, and the Provisional Capital Memorial Hall are located, is a living history textbook that fully embraces Busan's modern and contemporary history. In particular, the Busan Modern History Museum, which was used as the Mokpo Branch of the Oriental Development Company during the Japanese colonial period, is a symbolic space of Busan's modern and contemporary history and is the center of Busan's historical excursions. So let's go to the annex of the Busan Modern & Contemporary History Museum, which has been transformed into a cultural complex. <p class="font-size28 colorDarkBlue medium">A Living Witness of the Modern and Contemporary History of Busan</p> The old Busan Modern History Museum was built in 1929 as the Busan branch of Dongyang Chucksik Corporation during the Japanese occupation. This Western-style building, with elements of early modernist architecture, served as a base for exploiting Busan's land, sea, and resources until Korea' liberation. After liberation, it served as accommodation for American troops. With the establishment of the South Korean government, it became the American Cultural Center. In the 1980s, it was the target of an arson attack, and it has since stood as a living testament to Busan's modern history. After being handed back to the people of Busan in 1999, it was reborn as the Busan Modern History Museum. In 2023, it was further transformed into a cultural complex and a r…
- Address
- 112 Daecheong-ro, Jung-gu, Busan
- Korean address
- 부산광역시 중구 대청로 112 (대청동1가)
- Opening hours
- Tuesday–Sunday 09:00−18:00 (No admission allowed after 17:00)
- Closed days
- January 1, Every Monday